BIO

Drafted in the seventh round by the Denver Broncos with the 227th
overall choice in the 2003 NFL Draft.

CAREER: Played in 26 games, with 20 starts, for 1,290 plays, and also started the 2001 Sugar Bowl...Second-team Freshman All-America selection by The Sporting News in 2000...Coaches' SEC All-Freshman Team for 2000...Registered 121 tackles (79 solo) and 60.8 "Big Plays" (5.8 QB sacks (-35), 38 FH, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, nine tackles behind the line, one blocked kick, and three pass deflections)...Declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season...

2002: Honorable Mention
All-SEC...Emerged as one of the top defensive lineman, leading the line in tackles, big plays and forced hurries with 32.3 and 20, respectively...Started at defensive end all 12 games he played in and led the defensive line with 711 plays...Served as a game captain for the Kentucky and Auburn games...Led the defense with 32.3 "Big Plays" (2.3 sacks, 6 TBL, 20 FH, one FF, one FR, two PD)...Led the defensive lineman with 78 tackles this season...Had a team-high 20 forced hurries...One of seven defensive players that registered at least two sacks...Tied a then career-high of seven total tackles and had one tackle for loss vs. Miami...Forced a fumble vs. Tennessee and recovered it which set the Gators up for a field goal as time expired in the first half. Also finished with five tackles and three hurries vs. the Vols...Had six forced hurries vs. Ole Miss and FSU...Had a career-high 12 tackles in win over South Carolina...Missed season opener vs. UAB serving a one-game suspension...

2001: Played in two games (Georgia, Vanderbilt) after missing the first six games and the final four of the season due to violations of University and Athletics Department rules...Four tackles (one solo) and seven "Big Plays" (one TBL, four FH, one FR, one blocked kick) on the season...Six "Big Plays" (1 TFL, 3 FH, 1 FR and 1 blocked kick) vs. Vanderbilt.

2000: Emerged as a starter at defensive end...A second-team Freshman All-America selection by The Sporting News...Named to the Coaches and Knoxville News SEC All-Freshman Team...Played in all 12 regular-season games with eight starts (Mississippi State, LSU, Auburn, Georgia, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Florida State and SEC Championship game vs. Auburn)...Also started the Sugar Bowl...529 plays ranked as the third most for a defensive lineman...39 tackles and 21.5 "Big Plays" (3.5 QB sacks (-25), 14 FH, one FF, two TBL (-1) and one PD)...21.5 "Big Plays" was third-best total on squad...Tied for third on squad in QB sacks with 3.5 (-25) and tied for third on squad in forced QB hurries with 14...Four tackles and two "Big Plays (one QB sack (-7) and one FH) vs. Kentucky...Two solo tackles and one "Big Play" (one QB hurry) in first career start vs. Mississippi State...Recorded a career-high with six tackles and tied his career high for "Big Plays" with two (two FH) vs. LSU...Set new career high with 3 "Big Plays" (two QB hurries and one forced fumble) vs. Auburn...Recorded a career-high seven tackles and 5.5 "Big Plays" (1.5 QB sacks (-14), three forced QB hurries and one PD) vs. Georgia...Three tackles and four "Big Plays" (one TBL (-1) and three forced QB hurries) vs. Vanderbilt...Five unassisted tackles, which set a career high, vs. Florida State...Received UF's Responsible Award on defense following spring drills...

1999: Did not see any game action and was redshirted...Worked with the scout team on the defensive line.

PREP: One of the state's elite defensive linemen in 1998 who garnered a good deal of national recognition...Named to National Bluechips All-America Team and that publication ranked him among the country's top seven prospects at the strongside defensive end position...Named to SuperPrep's All-America Team and that publication ranked him among the nation's top 25 defensive linemen...Named to PrepStar's All-America Team...Honorable mention USA Today All-America honors and first-team all-state (5A)...Credited with 122 tackles (64 solo) in 1998 with 10.5 quarterback sacks and was named his area's Defensive Player of the Year...Named to honor roll his senior year...High school coach was Bobby Johns...Also visited Georgia and Kansas State...

PERSONAL: Born Clint Edward Mitchell on September 21, 1980 in Austin, Texas...Brother, Jeff, was a All-America center on UF's 1996 national championship team and was the starting center for the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXIV...Jeff is now with the Carolina Panthers...Hobbies include surfing and classic cars...Parents: Clay and Claudia Mitchell...